Dundee

The V&A may stand for Victoria and Albert but to myself, it stands for the Visual & Disappointing. The stunning exterior of the building drew me to it with its angular geometric design blending in yet standing out from the industrial designs of the surrounding areas. The monolithic building stands on the side of the river towering over other structures around it. For something that claims its a design museum the only interesting designs were the building itself. inside the museum, you are greeted with a large open area with a wall influenced by the design of the exterior. The sad part about the museum was the space dedicated to the exhibits, absolutely none. More space was given to social spaces such as cafes and restaurants than the exhibits themselves. For all the negatives that the museum had the exhibit was a mixed bag for me. For the majority of the exhibits, I was disinterested as they were mainly to do with fashion and textiles. However, there were exhibits that did catch my eye. There were exhibits that were to do with architecture and engineering marvels, these took my interest as engineering is an interest of mines and all ways catch my eye when I see exhibits about how it and design mix together to create something. The beautiful architectural drawings that lined the walls also caught my attention. The combination of precision of lines and measurements and the artistic ability of the drawings were eye-catching and intriguing.  In the museum, they had an interesting part dedicated to the posters of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. these were posters made by artists to promote the event and were an interesting and striking example of art and graphic design merging to make a beautiful piece of art. another wonder exhibit was the beautiful stain glass and similar Mackintosh works. one such piece was a beautiful stain glass piece that would be found in a church with stunning and vibrant purples that stood out from the window. There was also a room that was recreated to look like a Mackintosh design which was stunning and an interesting sight into past interior design. For all the V&A may have been a let down from the expectations that I had going into it there was a handful of exhibits that did intrigue me and made the visit worthwhile.